Ownership Submission
FORM 5
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LEATHERDALE DOUGLAS W
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC [UNH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2007
(Street)


MINNETONKA, MN 55343
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/18/2007   G 1,500 D $ 0 868,365 D  
Common Stock 12/18/2007   G(1) 250 D $ 0 868,115 D  
Common Stock 12/18/2007   G(1) 250 D $ 0 867,865 D  
Common Stock 12/18/2007   G(1) 250 D $ 0 867,615 D  
Common Stock 12/18/2007   G(1) 250 A $ 0 1,150 (2) I by Trust
Common Stock 12/18/2007   G(1) 250 A $ 0 1,150 (2) I by Trust 2
Common Stock 12/18/2007   G(1) 250 A $ 0 1,150 (2) I by Trust 3

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LEATHERDALE DOUGLAS W
C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
9900 BREN ROAD EAST
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
  X      

Signatures

By: Dannette L. Smith, Attorney-In-Fact For: Douglas W. Leatherdale 02/08/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares were gifted to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's grandchild and the reporting person is the trustee of the irrevocable trust.
(2) These shares are owned directly by an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's grandchild. The total includes 250 shares gifted by the reporting person on December 18, 2007 as well as 900 shares previously gifted to the trust. The prior gifts were reported on the reporting person's Forms 4 filed on February 11, 2003, January 6, 2004, January 5, 2005 and December 22, 2005, but those Forms 4 did not list the trust's holdings as indirectly owned. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his grandchild's irrevocable trust, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the shares held by the irrevocable trust for purposes of Section16 or for any other purpose.

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